Album of images from Dev Diary 2 video

[StuartGT]

https://imgur.com/a/WrVIaBG

Source: https://imgur.com/gallery/WrVIaBG

And some from the announcement trailer. Will add images from Dev Diary 1 video at some point too.

Here are notes from the follow-up livestream
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/some-quick-notes-from-the-official-discovery-scanner-dev-diary-2-livestream.555580

 

[Deleted member 110222]

I really hope people take note of that PRE-ALPHA DEVELOPMENT FOOTAGE disclaimer.

 

[VR Golgot]

I really hope people take note of that PRE-ALPHA DEVELOPMENT FOOTAGE disclaimer.

From the YouTube screengrab I thought at least one NPC was standing on a chair...

(And that the Cmdr was in a pot plant)

 

[Keanson]

Completely missed the open bay doors at the back in the picture with the landed Cobra Mk III while watching the video first time.

 

[thistle]

I really hope people take note of that PRE-ALPHA DEVELOPMENT FOOTAGE disclaimer.

NO! IT'S ALL FINAL, AND RUINED!

Or something.

 

[thistle]

Completely missed the open bay doors at the back in the picture with the landed Cobra Mk III while watching the video first time.

It really looks like stairs there, maybe connecting more than one hanger? There's a reason that's the last image in the video I think. Also the steps/ladder reaches down to the ground.

 

[thistle]

From the YouTube screengrab I thought at least one NPC was standing on a chair...

(And that the Cmdr was in a pot plant)

Ha, same, I wondered if it was fake initially because of that

 

[thistle]

One more image of interest - that looks like a new location behind Felix Ilsley. Looks like a hangar to the back left, perhaps the link area between hangars?

 

[Sapyx]

Picture number 25 - I realise it's sketched concept art so still very early days, but does that, or does that not, look suspiciously similar to an Imperial Navy Officer's uniform from Star Wars?

 

[Rørik Þrumsålr]

From the YouTube screengrab I thought at least one NPC was standing on a chair...

(And that the Cmdr was in a pot plant)

I thought so as well. I watched the video twice and confirmed that no NPC was standing on chairs or tables. I found it as refreshing as the bartender's animations.

 

[Cosmo]

There are a few bugs.

https://imgur.com/weu6rPP

Source: https://i.imgur.com/weu6rPP.png
- NPC foot clips into the bench.

https://imgur.com/dxGacFa

Source: https://i.imgur.com/dxGacFa.png
- I don't see any footstep marks on the soil.

https://imgur.com/lKz5NpK

Source: https://i.imgur.com/lKz5NpK.png

- There should be soft shadows on the NPC characters.

 

[CMDR Yates]

- I don't see any footstep marks on the soil.

I thought that initially. If you go through that shot frame-by-frame ("<" and ">" on YouTube), you'll notice there is a very slight deformation to the texture at one or two points. I think that's just hard, stony soil that doesn't depress much.

 

[Arioch]

Picture number 25 - I realise it's sketched concept art so still very early days, but does that, or does that not, look suspiciously similar to an Imperial Navy Officer's uniform from Star Wars?

I think you’ll find the Fed Navy jacket fastens at the left shoulder, and the SW Imp jacket fastens at the right.

Obviously different and epaulettes too. And gloves. Nothing to see here (thinks of something distracting)

Um...I once almost walked into Admiral Piett while walking my brother’s dog...

 

[ZeeWolf]

- There should be soft shadows on the NPC characters.

If they had finalised the graphics (which competent developers do at later stages for reasons that are similar to why you don't paint your house when your having the walls rearranged) they wouldn't need to clarify "pre-alpha" in the bottom left.

 

[Cosmo]

If they had finalised the graphics (which most competent developers do at later stages for reasons that are similar to why you don't paint your house when your having the walls rearranged) they wouldn't need to clarify "pre-alpha" in the bottom left.

I have doubts about the graphics, because after 5+ years they still didn't fix the anti-aliasing (and also didn't add HUD customization).

 

[Rubbernuke]

From the YouTube screengrab I thought at least one NPC was standing on a chair...

(And that the Cmdr was in a pot plant)

No, thats the player wanting to surf the Cobra and planning how to do it...

 

[ZeeWolf]

I have doubts about the graphics, because after 5+ years they still didn't fix the anti-aliasing (and also didn't add HUD customization).

Doesnt' matter, you are looking in the wrong place for graphical issues on pre-alpha footage good or bad

 

[Cosmo]

Doesnt' matter, you are looking in the wrong place for graphical issues on pre-alpha footage good or bad

The same could be said about all the other pre-alphas where they didn't fix it lol. Beyond alpha.. didn't fix anti-aliasing, same for Horizons.

 

[thistle]

There are a few bugs.

- There should be soft shadows on the NPC characters.

If only they had added a qualifier to the footage, I dunno, maybe PRE-ALPHA DEVELOPMENT FOOTAGE somewhere on the screen.

 

[thistle]

The same could be said about all the other pre-alphas where they didn't fix it lol. Beyond alpha.. didn't fix anti-aliasing, same for Horizons.

I mean, it's brilliant that you're pointing this stuff out for the devs, they likely wouldn't have a clue without your posts. You'll probably get a credit.